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! CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1878. VV. J YATES, Editob and Pbopbiktok. Term of Subscription $2. 00, m advance. - f THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and TAventy-five Cents for six months. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines in length will be charged for at advertising rates. -LAW" SCHOOL; We purpose opening a Law School in the city of Greensboro on the nrst Monday m JBiarco next. Our object will be to prepare young men to prac tice law in the State and Federal Courts. '.; Our terms will be the same as those of the late Chief Justice Pearson, and we will endeavor to pursue his plan of instruction. 4 , , We think this city is well suited for our purpose, as it is healthful and easily, accessible, and a placo where Courts are frequently held. Board can be obtained at very reasonable rates; JOHN n. D1LLARD, ROBERT P. DICK.; . Feb. 8, 1878.; 'i tf . . Dr. JOHN H. lie ADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, ' CHARLOTTE, N. C, ! lias on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1875. J. P.:McCombs, H. D., Offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. ' DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. -All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. 'J an. 18, 1878. Doctor D. STUART LYON, Charlotte, N. C. ' Office with Dr. Battle, over Dr. McAden's Drug Store. (Residence at Rev. Theo. Whitfield's.) Calls from City and country will receive prompt ; attention. April 19, 1878 y DR. M. A. BLAND, D en t i s t, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte "Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15, 1878. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. ALLEN, Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street.l Chablotte, N. C, PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER, tSf" Repairing of Jewelry, "Watches and Clocks 'done at short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 1876. y R. M. MILLER & SONS, Commission Merchants, and WHOLESALE DEALERS IH Provisions and Groceries, College Street, Chaelotti, N.C. Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and in fact, all kind of Groceries in large quantities always on hand for the Wholesale trade. Jan. 1 1875. - J. MCLAUGHLIN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Stbeet, Chablotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. tW Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. D. M. RIGLER Charlotte, N. C. Dealer in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods, Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &d tT Cakes baked to order at 6horl notice. Jan. 1, 1877. , - - - - - i B. N. SMITH, t&jic? iil Groceries and Family Provisions of all sorts, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Consignments of Produce solicited, and prompt returns made. Families can find anything at my Store in the Grocery line to eat, including fresh meats. Jan. 1,1877. K. 8. BUR WELL, . 1878. E. . SPRINGS BURWELL & SPRINGS, Grocers and Commission Merchants, Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 4, 1878. LEWIN W. BAR RINGER, ' (Son of the late Hon. D. M. Barringer of N. C.) Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 436 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prompt attention to all lo:al business. ' Best i references given as to leg.il and flnniiciul responsi bility. Commissioner for Sorth Carolina. References. Chief Justice W. N. H. Smith; Raleigh National Bank ; 1st National Bank, Char - lotte ; Merchants and Farmers National Bank. March 15, 1878 ly-pd DR. RICHARD H. LEWIS, Raleigh, N. C. (Late Professor of Diseases of the Eye and Ear in the Savannah Medical College,) Practice Limited to the EYE and EAR, Refers to the State Medical Society and to the Georgia Medical Society. Oct. 12, 1877 y Sd Character is always known. Thefts never enrich : alms never impoverish : mur der will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie for example, the smallest mixture of vanity, the least attempt to make a good impression, a favorable ap pearance will instantly vitiate the etiect ; but speak the truth, and all nature and all spirits will help you with unexpected fur therance. Notice to Creditors. All persons h oldies claims against the estate of C. T. Alexander, deceased, ?are hereby notified to present the same to me at my Office in the Court House, in the city of Charlotte, on or before Friday the 10th day of May, 1878, at which - time the Ad ministrators of said deceased will file their final account. r i JOIIN R. ERWIN, ' Clerk "Sayerior Court and Probate Judge. April 13,1878. tw. 5 LAND SALE. . By virtue, of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, N." C, I will sell at Public Auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Saturday, the 11th day of May, proximo, at 12 o'clock, M., the following Tracts of LAND belong ing to the Estate of George W. Houston, deceased, for the purpose of creating assets to pay the debts against the Estate of said deceased, viz. : One Tract known as the Joseph Blair Tract, con taining about Eighty-one Acres (81), lying on Back Creek in Mecklenburg county, adjoining the Lands of D. A. Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and others. , One Tract known as the R. A. Caldwell Tract, containing about Forty-five (45) Acres, adjoining the : Lands of W. L, Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and others. The interest of said Q. W. Houston's Estate in a Tract known as the Tan Yard Tract, containing Twenty-two and a half 22) Acres, upon which the deceased had an extensive Tannery, adjoining the Lands of J. N. Caldwell, dee'd, and others. The above different Tracts of Land lie on the N. C. Railroad, about 8 miles East of Charlotte, all in the same immediate vicinity, and in one of the best neighborhoods and sections of the county. A credit of six months will be given for one-half of the purchase money, and twelve months for the remaining half; the purchaser giving bond with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum ; title reserved until purchase money is paid. JOHN A. YOUNG, Administrator de bonis non. April 5, 1878 , 6w BUYERS OF DRY GOODS, Ready-made Clothing AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Will find at the old established house of ELIAS & COHEN The largest, best assorted and cheapest Stock of Goods ever brought to this market. We are prepared to prove upon examination of our Stock that we make no vain boast, and solicit buyers, both Wholesale and Retail, to look at our Goods and prices before purchasing. Our stock of Dress Goods, White Goods, Alpac cas. Embroideries, Kid Gloves, Sun Umbrellas, Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods are complete and will be sold at astonishing low prices. Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings very low. Fair dealing. Polite and attentive Clerks. Call and see us and judge for yourselves. ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. COTTON YARN. Kf) BUNCHES COTTON YARN from Glen ,'roy Mills, N.'C, manufactured from seed Cotton by E. C. Grier & Son, for sale by j. Mclaughlin & co. March 29, 1878. The Rising Sun's Attractions. Tfie Earth held in its orbit by tfte attractive powers ot the SUN, And bathed in the light of its controlling Lumin ary, sweeps onward and upward in its swift career, until it comes back to the point where C. S. HOL TON has laid in a fresh lot of Fruits, comprising in part Bananas, Oranges, Apples, Canned Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Blackberries, &c. Also, a lot of Canned Vegetables, Fresh Candy, Cakes, Pies and Light Bread, Coffee, Teas and Spices. Soda and every other variety of Crackers. Toys for all Sized children, without regard to sex. All kinds of GROCERIES to meet all demands of the general housekeeper, put down to equalize the coming remonetized Silver Dollar, a bright luminary of "Ye Olden Time." Feb. 15, 1878. C. S. HOLTON. E. G. ROGERS, FURNITURE DEALER, Next door to the Post Office, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I have opened a full stock of FURNITURE, comprising all grades, Common, Medium and Fine, In the building next "door to the Post Office. This stock is entirely new, and bought at bottom pi ices. I will sell low, and all goods will be foand as represented. . , -; t r ; - . Special care will be taken in packing in connec tion with the Furniture Business. Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 14, 1877. NEW BUGGIES. At my Shop in the rear of Wadsworth's Stables, I have a few nice new Buggies for sale at low rates. I also make and repair Wagons, Buggies, Car riages, &c, and do all sorts of work in my line. Give me a call. W. S. WEARN, In rear of Wadsworth's Livery Stables. Aug. 31. 1877: J " " ' ; , To the Wholesale Trade. We desire to announce that our large Spring pur chase of DRY GOODS is now open for your in spection. We have purchased a large Stock and will offer greater inducements to the trade than ever before. Uuving an experienced resident buyer in the market, our facilities for oflering bargains are unsurpassed by any firm in the State. Give us a call, or send us your orders, and we promise satisfaction. - ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. Hops, 100 pounds Fresh Hops, crop of 1877. Feb. 22. 1878. WILSON & BURWELL. - Central Hotel BARBER SHOP. GRAY TOOLE, Proprietor; keeps the best workmen employed, and guarantees pleasure and satisfaction to customers. Shop immediately in rear of Hotel office. June 8, 1877. Songs Unsung:. 'Tis not the harp's wild string alone Whose music charms the ravished breast J The thought of a remembered tone, The singing of a bird that's flown, Oft fills us with a deep unrest Which music's most consummate art Can never waken in the heart. Within the master's teeming brain What chord has s welled,what anthem striven Struggled for utterance in vain, Cried out for life but died again Unknown but to its native heaven ; And left the mourning sons of earth To find above its perfect birth ! Within each separate human soul Live melodies that sweeter are Than those which solemn organs roll, ' Or silver-tongued singers troll, Or morning star cries out to star ; But chilled by the dark world's eclipse They die before they reach the lips. The Bottom of the Ocean. Mr Green, the famous diver, tells sin gular stories of his adventures when making sketches of what he saw on the Silver Banks, near Hayti : The banks of the coral on which my divings were made are about forty miles in length. On this bank of coral is presented to the diver one of the most beautiful and sublime scenes the eye ever beheld. The water varies from ten to one hundred feet depth, and is so clear that the diver can see from two to three hundred feet while sub merged, with little obstruction to the sight. The bottom of the ocean in many places on these banks is as smooth as a marble floor ; in others it is studded with coral columns from ten to one hundred feet in height, and from one to eight feet in diame ter. The tops of the more lofty support a myriad of pyramidical pendants, each form ing a myraid more, giving the appearance of reality to the imaginary abode of some water nymph. In other places the pendants lorm arch alter arcb, and as the diver stands on the bottom ot the ocean and gazes through those into the deep, winding ave nues, he ieels that they nil nun with as deep an awe as if he were in some old cathedral which had long been buried beneath old ocean's wave. Here and there the coral ex tends even to the surface of the water, as if those loftier columns were towers belonging to those stately temples now in ruins. lhere were countless varieties of diminu tive trees, shrubs, and plants in every crevice of the coral where the water had de posited the least earth. They were all of a pale hue, owing to the pale light they re ceived, of every shade, and entirely differ ent from the plants I am familiar with that vegetate on dry land. One in particular attracted my attention ; it resembled a sea fan of immense size, of varigated colors, and of the most brilliant hue. The fish which inhabit those banks I found as different in kind as the scene was varied. They were of all forms, colors and sizes, from the symmetrical goby to the globe-like sunfish ; from those of the dullest hue to the changeable dolphin ; from the spots of the leopard to the hues of the sun beam, from the harmless minnow to the vo racious shark. Some had heads like squir rels, others like cats and dogs ; one of the small size resembled a bull terrier. Some darted through the water like meteors, while others could scarcely be seen to move. LADIES, If you buy Millinery Goods, Embroideries, White Goods, Laces, Corsets, Lisle, Kid and Silk Gloves, Veils, Crapes, Ladies' Under wear, Lace and Linen Collars and Cuffs, Worsted and Silk Fringes, Umbrellas and Parasols, Fans, Buttons, Hosiery, Zephyr Worsted, Material for fancy work, all kinds of Neck Wear, go to MRS. P. QUERY'S, Where you will find the largest and most complete Establishment in the State. A full stock, good business, small expenses, and selling for Cash, en ables me to sell goods in my line at very low prices. April 19, 1878. MRS. P. QUERY. PHOTOGRAPHS At greatly Reduced Prices. Photographs of a superior quality can be had at half the usual price by calling on H. BAUM GAR TEN, over Nisbet & Bro's Store. FRAMES for Pictures of any size, at very low figures, furnished at short notice. H. BAUMGARTEN, Over Nisbet & Bro.'s Store. April 12, 1878. . Another Candidate ! I have opened a New Market at my store on Trade Street, and shall endeavor to keep nothing but first-class Meats, Vegetables, &c- Those having fine Beef Cattle, Fat Sheep, Fresh Butter, Eggs, Chickens, &c, to sell, will do well to call at THE MARKET. A full line of ' Family Groceries on hand. No thirty day accounts made with April 19, 1878. B. N. SMITH. Saratoga Water. . Fresh Saratoga Water on draught direct from the Springs. WILSON & BURWELL. April 19, 1878. Tooth and Clothes Brushes, &c. 5 Gross of the finest English and French Tooth Brushes, selected for the retail trade. Clothes Brushes, of all kinds. Flesh Gloves and Flesh Brushes, just received at WILSON & BURWELL'S. April 19,1878. The Prettiest Lamps and the choicest Flavoring Extracts are found at DR. T. C. SMITH'S Drug Store, opposite Central Hotel. Large Lot of Envelopes, To be closed out immediately, at extremely low price, at DR. T. C. SMITH'S Drug Store. Silver Dollars Taken in exchange for goods and in payment of accounts at DR. T. C. SMITH'S March 39, 1878. Drug House. Some Startling Facts. Barnum, the great show man, has turned out to be a first-rate temperance lecturer, not, however, to the neglect of his huaje circus. A few evenings ago he related hia own experience as a moderate drinker, and his total abstinence now for thirty-one years. lhe following are some of his points : "Having been rescued myseu from a great peril, I feel like rescuing all those whom I see in a similar danger. About forty years ago -Fm nearly sixty-eight now a aranK a mue. it was in i84i, wnen j crossed to England with my little protege, Tom Thumb.' I found the habit of. drink ing prevalent, and I fell into the habit my self. For four years I drank, and when I uunt xranistan, my country-nouse that cost me more thousands than I care, to t count, the thing 1 took the most pride in was my wine-cellar. I thought this was a matter of respectability. L thought a wine-cellar was something no gentleman's house should be without. So I went on until I saw I was going to destruction, and that my only sal vation was to break right off! I got sick ; my head ached, and I didn't feel well j and then I got sicker the more I drank liquor. In 1847 I broke off drinking, and I have scarcely known an ache or a pain since. I have lived to bury two generations of friends, many of whom were hurried out of this world tnrougb the use of alcohol. . I know I should have been dead if I had not abandoned its use. Drunkenness is the most colossal evil on the face of God's earth. It fattens on blood and sorrow and misery. Nine-tenths of the crime and poverty in the world can be traced to the use of intoxicating liquors. Just look at the cost in money. In one year the people of the United States drink $600,000,000 worth of liquors. Why, in 20 years money enough would be spent to pay for every acre of land and every par ticle of personal property in the United States the Union swallowed down every twenty years ! And the fact that we spend money for liquor is but half the horror of it. Every year 75,000 drunkards in America stagger into drunkard s graves, and right behind comes the tramp of the reinforce ments. I asked how many liquor sellers are there in New York ? I was told at least 10,000. Now, how much does New York pay a day for drinks ? Put it down at an average of $10 a day which they receive there are 10,000 oi them ; $100,000 a day, $36,000,000 a year! That would pay all your taxes and leave a handsome surplus. picked up a book in London which gave recipes tor the manuiacture ot an Kinas oi liquors, which could be sold for 50 cents a gallon. What do you suppose they used ? Capsicum, litharge, potash, white lead, sul phuric acid, strychnine, prussic acid, and when the ale was flat it was to be enlivened with ten pounds of putrid horeflesh." Mr Barnum concluded his remarks with an earnest appeal to young men especially to sign the pledge, and said that among the 1,800 men employed by him less than hlty used intoxicating liquors, "and their places will be filled as soon as I can find temper ance men who can do the work as well." . Christian Charities. Nothing can be done without money. The use of money lies in its being a repre sentation ot real values. Christianity does not need money for any other purpose than to purchase what is absolutely necessary bread, clothing, shelter, training places and working places for her workers. But, as she must have all these, and these cannot be obtained without money, she must have money. It requires very much skill and great Christian prudence to obtain the re quisite funds without really doing more damage than the funds can enable the Church to do good. One of the most melancholy aspects ot the modern Christian Church is seen from the financial side. Christians profess that all they have belongs to the Lord ; that "it is more blessed to give than to receive ;" that they are to be "ready to distribute, willing to communicate," and yet appeals made to them are addressed to some weak spot in their characters, rather than to the consciences. A man's pride or vanity, or personal ambition, or sectarian or local par tisanship, must be appealed to. Men must be collected in masses, and harangued and tickled, and otherwise manipulated, to ex tract from them a portion of that which they should have voluntarily given. The speakers on such occasions are selected par ticularly with reference to their ability to so agitate the audience as to suck the money out. Dr. Deems. A clever Irishman had been sick for a long time, and while in this state would occasionally cease breathing, and life be ap parently extinct for some time, when he would again revive. . On one of these occa sions, when he had jnst awakened from his sleep, Patrick asked him : "Ah, how'll we know Jemmy, when you're dead ? You're afther wakm' us ivery time "Bring me a glass of grog," he replied, "and say to me, Here's to ye Jemmy, and if I don't rise up and dhrink, then bury me." Fact. A real incident occurred recently on the train between Weldon and Raleigh. A little girl traveling with her parents at tracted the attention of the passengers by her brightness. A gentleman went to her seat and asked her "if she wouldn't like to go home with him," adding that he had a nice little boy that she could play with. The little girl's eyes danced and her cherry lips rounded when she said : "I'm going to have a little brother of my own the first of June." The old man wilted and the pas sengers giggled.- Raleigh Observer. JT"It cost an Iowa man' seventy-five dollars for saying "Stop my paper." In con sequence of its being stopped he failed to learn of a delinquent tax sale, at which his own farm was sold, and it cost him seventy five dollars to get out of the scrape.' Who will try to occupy, f0 JZchQvmcd Dwelling iV:i881,;iC. From Fannie B. Ward's lettex4Uhe Philadelphia : Transcript jj - Among the Democratic cundidatea for the next Presidency, perhp hdne is jmore popular than the Hon. S.J.Jlahdall, present Speaker of the House. Hrfihas; Already, a strong following here, antveral "ii&ndall Wubs' are in lull blast ia tmsind:neigh boring cities.. Thia gentleman, is .you "all know, is a native Pbiladclphlany and now just mty years oia. ue war a . siuaious youth, and received a thorough.' education. Xater he became somewhat, dissipated, and the usual season of "wild oaii fcowingfr- during those days. - But the turning- point in urn career came wnen ne marnea . an ac complished and estimable young lady, Miss Fannie A. Ward from one of the oldest and most respectable Pennsylvania families and from that time his nse was rapid. His own good name, friends, family, and most of all, his devoted wife. 6aved him from falling a victim to that serpent that "stmgeth like an adder." He is by no means a "retorniea drunkard." as his ene mies would say, but instead of nourishing a weakness lor wine he concluded to abstain from it entirely, preferring to be master of himseu rather than be mastered by any habit. For many years, at dinners, recep tions, or whatever the time or occasion, he has taken nothing stronger than coffee or lemonade. He never talks temperance, however, or attempts to force his principles upon others, believing in perfect liberty of conscience. .11 he ever occupies the White House, wine will not be banished from State dinners as now, nor will he compel foreign grandees to imbibe so plebeian and unac customed a beverage as water ; neither, let us hope, will be served coffee with the soup, as was done in Ohio country style at the latest official "sprtad." One of the most admirable trails in Mr Randall's character is devotion to his family. His married life has been one long honeymoon : his demean or to his wife is as lover-like to-day as it was twenty years ago, and to her faithful ness he ascribes his present success and fu ture prospects. Another prominent figure now looming up against the political houzon is Senator Thurman, of Ohio, one of the celebrated seven on the lUectoral Commission. .Not long since his health apparently failed, and everybody looked to see him "shuffle off this mortal coil," etc., but doubtless the bare possibility of becoming a candidate for the Presidency reconciled him to this "vale of tears" a few vears longer. A ma jority of the leading Democrats in that irre pressible section of the country from which he hails are diligently raising Thurman clubs and forming Thurman societies, with an eye single to the coming campaign. Ohio delegates to the National Convention in 1880 will unanimously cast their votes in his favor, since O. H. Pendleton otherwise known as "Gentleman George," who has been for forty consecutive years a candi date for the Presidency in securing Sena tor Matthews' soon-to-be-vacant Reat, pledged his friends and supporters to the Thurman cause. Should Thurman be elec ted, the White House will . be . graced by one of the most interesting of ladies in the Derson of his estimable wife.; In . Jackson's time she was a noted belle and leader of the ton, and though now a long way down the sunset slope of life, her entertainments are among the most recherche at the Nation's Capital. Thurman is by birth a Virginian, but removed to Ohio at the irresponsible age of six. A truthful and impartial bio grapher could not describe his personal ap pearance as particularly beautiful, though looking every inch the statesman and j the gentleman, being stout and stooping, with a full moon ' face fringed with gray under the chin, thick lips, and articulation con siderably affected by nasal catarrh. He is an inveterate snuff taker and flourishes a red bandanna with all the vigor of a ma tadore in the arena. When McCreery re tires from the Senate next year to the clas sic shades of "Kain-tuck" it will leave Thur man the undisputed monopoly of the re nowned Government snuff box, which is of solid silver, lined with gold, fastened up beside the Vice President's chair, and al ways filled with choicest maccoboy. ; Next on the Democratic list comes Sena tor Gordon, who is the strongest Southern candidate as yet spoken of, being the choice of Alexander Stephens, Lamar, and other prominent wire pullers of that section south ot Jlason ana uixon s line.; oonn x. cor don is a complete military man, even in citizen's clothes, and though disguised in the smock of a laborer or the cowl of a monk, would look , more of a soldier than the cadaverous General Sherman with all his epaulets and spread eagle buttons. He wears any number oi scare received in Dai tle, one a long sabre cut across his cheek, and was once so desperately wounded that nothing but his wife's tender nursing saved his life. Mrs Gordon is a remarkable little woman, and one of the most devoted of wives. She loiiowea ner nusDana s ioriune m camp ana neia inrougnoui we war, sharing all the dangers and vicissitudes of a soldier's life, so that she was within hear ing of the guns of every encounter in which he participated. Once, when he was des perately wounded, she ran and assisted him off the horse that would otherwise have rolled upon him, and helped, bear him from the field. Although the mother of married sons, she looks like a young girl-herself, with her sparkling black eyes and vivacious brune style of beauty. ""' Still another candidate upon that side is the Hon. Thomas Ewing, also of the "Uni ted States of Ohio" the Greenbackers can didate. He has been Whig, Republican, and Democratic by turn, and if by chance, in the course of events, another "party" breaks but on the body politic,' it may con fidently count upon Ewing ?if it promises political preferment. . r . . ,rj And then there ia the Hendricks faction, that eTery no and then pops up iri most unexpected places,' like Banquo'a rchoit. that "will not down." 7 , Lastly, in Democratic ranks, but by no means leaatly as to size, comet 'Senator David Davis, a man of all partie and a lover of none save arid,, except the ? Davis party. The entire Independent -party will vote for him, bat his friends prefer that ho be a candidate of the Democratic party, and he U seeking as dfligentjy np.w for' Demo cratio favor as he did" In ;il8lSU .Had he would doubtless haTe. beetL1 Mect&L He weighs oyer three: tuhdre'Epunds, and daily drives up and down the avenue with the. sorriest nac imacrinfihl LitirnihsMwl tnr him by a renowned IQiotif jtokefod sent on to Washington as a $ one look at his ponderous drjyer dispels all sur prise at the fact that the animal's muscles nave waned like the rrioon, 'small by de grees and beautifully less,", while his bones So far, the Republican party, seem to bo at sea" with reference' trt their randMtn In this connection , let. tej wBlpfisc secret which beincr a ' vAmiuiuT ! Mnwnt lra -. pected to keep. WifMft ' Che last; ! ninety days' there V has beeiapfprmed'ikJ:'0rerfal combination from the disaffected, elements of Republican ranks, who haves agreed to concentrate upon ex-President Grant as their leader in 1880. This new party crows daily stronger, and several leading Northern naDers. Bach as the Chio.fi.cra TnlerwOneAn National Republican, Hartford Courant, Boston Journal, and Louisville Commercial, will be the hrst to hoist the Grant banner for the Dress, and their "call" will be for an Independent Republican Convention. Washington is supposed to be the secret vlace of Presidential incubation: but how many more aspirants for the next occu- hatched before 1880 no one can tll One thine ia certain. VirainiA'a tlav n "Mother of Presidents" is over, and Ohio is ambitious lor the distinction of "step-mother" at least. Ridicule. It is very easy to ridicule any one or any thing, any belief or any theory-to sneer and smile and say smart things ; but, after all, ridicule proves nothing. : Almost every great discovery or inven tion has been the subject of ridicule at some time. Nobody could laugh enough at the idea that the world was ronnd, whea that fact was first suggested. As for the steam boat, there are people still living who re member when it was believed to bo the dream of a madman. Theories that we do not understand, pro positions which we cannot comprehend are apt to set us sneering, and odd garments are an unfailing source of amusement to almost every one. a Certainly, it is always wise to look like oiher people, as far as dress goes; but the ungainly i creature, in an antediluvian hat and coat, may be your superior,7 monsieur, despite your latest modes and tm lessons of your dancing master. ; And youf'' jnade moiselle, who are so near perfection in mat ters of the toilette, may not be iw near heaven as the old lady ! with 'the yellow hand-basket, blue umbrella,' and red pocket- handkerchief. ! ' i As for personal misfortunes, whai 'can be said of any one who finds there a subject for ridicule ? A deformed figure, a hatting gait, a stammering speech these' should and do bosoms. Ridicule is a weaporj Vvfciciulf .aimed at contemptible, actions and' the peaner rices, may sometimes do good ;': but it is a danger ous one, save in wise hands. ;VjThm3c wice before you use it, and, ' haplycHt m'ay; save yourself from mocking one, the hem o whose garment you are hot worthy, to kiss .. How fconK will, the. Jorests, Last? Under such a tremendous-' yearly i drain, the question naturally comes up, how long will our forests hold out at the present rate of manufacture ? It ia really an; important question; upon which follows -the' inquiry as to what we are to do for building material when the magnificent wood is exhausted One authority after another haT entered formally upon its solution,' with satisfactory results in local . instances, butferjr' vague ones as to the field at large.' u , At: the rate we are cutting it to-day, from thirty to fifty years seemed to be . agreed up9n 1 ' about the limit. ' Twenty1 years ago there was ap parently no limit, for the , consumption was not only less, but the means for Its mantt facture were pranHiye.; and :accdmplihed much smaller results 'than now.' ?Jt seems as if t were impossible to further improve the machinery of saw-mifls; but the near future may, for all that; see sawing teachin ery in comparison 46 which thai of the; pre sent will be coutemjrtible;. ffc?' although twenty years ago , there was" ft? foreseeing the end of the timbeT,'iiQW,"wilh.e modern mills and myriads of them, "ft ''jjfr tjegih ning to calculate 'with dire certainty as to the time when the,,Wooden vAge will, be a ki,i A Diamond STOBYThy Cdlumlhtf (Qa.) Enquirer prints tbV diamond story i "Pro fessor J. E. Bassettof Trench Broad, N. C., has a diamond , not duly 'of 1 en6rmn aize, but of remarkable purity; J It Was found by his wife. Mrs. A.'H,,Basieti,' on the bank of the Coosa River, itistbeiow the. Falli, with in the corporate limits Of v eituraka, Ala. as soon as we he was offered. stone examined maker and ! ieweleri1 wild Wdripttncedjt in trinsically worth 75,000, He will send it to New York to have it dressed. "' rroiesBor exmiMteq up iwu lio.ood for Av:mW. the b w. l. 'Preston: a watch-
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 26, 1878, edition 1
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